Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 1999 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number in poverty Percent in pover Number below 125% Percent below 12
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error Value Error Value Error
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 32,621 3,167 106 9.7 0.32 5,149 130 15.8 0.40
Alabama............... 560 81 18 14.5 2.96 109 21 19.5 3.33
Alaska................ 32 2 1 (B) 3.14 3 1 (B) 3.95
Arizona............... 570 34 11 5.9 1.93 62 15 10.8 2.54
Arkansas.............. 349 46 10 13.2 2.76 75 13 21.6 3.36
California............ 3,449 278 37 8.0 1.04 491 49 14.2 1.34
Colorado.............. 364 15 7 4.1 1.99 24 9 6.5 2.47
Connecticut........... 470 53 14 11.4 2.90 70 17 14.9 3.26
Delaware.............. 85 6 2 6.8 2.54 9 3 10.3 3.06
District of Columbia.. 73 8 2 (B) 2.86 12 3 (B) 3.44
Florida............... 2,570 221 29 8.6 1.08 361 37 14.1 1.34
Georgia............... 770 80 21 10.4 2.58 140 28 18.1 3.26
Hawaii................ 143 11 4 7.4 2.57 17 5 12.0 3.19
Idaho................. 153 11 3 7.5 2.19 17 4 11.3 2.64
Illinois.............. 1,301 94 19 7.2 1.42 157 25 12.1 1.79
Indiana............... 706 41 15 5.8 2.05 81 21 11.5 2.79
Iowa.................. 389 23 8 5.9 1.99 53 12 13.5 2.89
Kansas................ 332 22 7 6.5 2.16 40 10 12.1 2.86
Kentucky.............. 446 47 13 10.6 2.77 116 20 26.0 3.94
Louisiana............. 439 78 17 17.8 3.52 105 20 23.9 3.93
Maine................. 145 9 4 6.5 2.47 23 6 16.1 3.68
Maryland.............. 697 84 21 12.1 2.87 95 23 13.7 3.03
Massachusetts......... 791 80 16 10.1 1.91 115 19 14.5 2.23
Michigan.............. 1,110 83 17 7.5 1.51 156 24 14.1 2.00
Minnesota............. 551 60 16 10.8 2.77 101 21 18.4 3.45
Mississippi........... 353 64 13 18.1 3.25 83 14 23.6 3.58
Missouri.............. 610 66 19 10.8 2.92 100 23 16.4 3.48
Montana............... 107 7 2 6.2 2.06 17 4 15.6 3.11
Nebraska.............. 204 26 7 12.9 3.01 43 8 20.9 3.65
Nevada................ 199 16 5 7.9 2.51 25 7 12.8 3.11
New Hampshire......... 133 14 5 10.5 3.24 23 6 17.3 4.00
New Jersey............ 1,041 83 16 7.9 1.50 160 23 15.3 2.00
New Mexico............ 241 35 7 14.6 2.85 53 9 21.9 3.34
New York.............. 2,305 285 31 12.4 1.28 468 40 20.3 1.57
North Carolina........ 897 124 21 13.8 2.21 186 26 20.8 2.60
North Dakota.......... 95 11 3 11.1 2.57 21 4 21.7 3.36
Ohio.................. 1,421 97 20 6.9 1.34 157 25 11.1 1.67
Oklahoma.............. 475 51 12 10.8 2.41 72 14 15.2 2.79
Oregon................ 389 35 11 9.0 2.67 52 13 13.4 3.17
Pennsylvania.......... 1,757 130 22 7.4 1.21 241 30 13.7 1.59
Rhode Island.......... 139 14 4 9.9 2.74 28 6 20.4 3.71
South Carolina........ 515 59 15 11.5 2.80 96 19 18.6 3.41
Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 1999 2
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number in poverty Percent in pover Number below 125% Percent below 12
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error Value Error Value Error
South Dakota.......... 94 8 2 8.4 2.34 11 3 12.1 2.76
Tennessee............. 562 53 17 9.4 2.82 103 23 18.3 3.74
Texas................. 2,057 254 35 12.3 1.58 389 43 18.9 1.88
Utah.................. 155 8 4 5.2 2.33 11 4 7.4 2.73
Vermont............... 59 7 2 (B) 3.51 11 3 (B) 4.25
Virginia.............. 831 100 24 12.0 2.72 125 27 15.0 2.99
Washington............ 556 53 17 9.5 2.99 95 23 17.0 3.83
West Virginia......... 292 42 8 14.4 2.54 58 9 19.9 2.89
Wisconsin............. 587 53 16 9.0 2.60 78 19 13.2 3.07
Wyoming............... 53 7 2 (B) 3.25 11 2 (B) 3.85
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,552 296 31 11.6 1.14 501 40 19.6 1.41
Central Cities...... 1,088 176 24 16.2 2.01 298 31 27.4 2.43
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,527 153 22 10.0 1.38 260 29 17.0 1.73
Central Cities...... 546 74 15 13.5 2.62 115 19 21.1 3.13
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 830 52 14 6.3 1.65 86 18 10.4 2.06
Central Cities...... 279 26 10 9.4 3.41 44 13 15.9 4.27
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 916 108 23 11.8 2.35 125 25 13.7 2.50
Central Cities...... 215 31 12 14.6 5.31 40 14 18.7 5.86
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 735 56 14 7.7 1.89 73 16 9.9 2.12
Central Cities...... 287 13 7 4.5 2.36 18 8 6.4 2.77
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 790 73 16 9.2 1.95 124 21 15.7 2.46
Central Cities...... 206 34 11 16.3 4.88 45 13 21.9 5.47
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 678 67 15 9.9 2.05 104 18 15.3 2.46
Central Cities...... 163 15 7 9.5 4.10 32 10 19.5 5.53
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 622 46 15 7.4 2.26 88 20 14.1 3.01
Central Cities...... 160 14 8 8.9 4.85 31 12 19.1 6.69
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 352 28 11 8.0 3.12 36 13 10.4 3.50
Central Cities...... 164 13 8 8.2 4.59 22 10 13.2 5.68
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 396 32 13 8.1 3.17 57 17 14.5 4.08
Central Cities...... 177 14 9 8.1 4.74 31 13 17.5 6.61